HB 159

Wyoming House bill in Session 2026.

Status: failed. Latest action: March 3, 2026.

Safeguarding personal expression at K-12 schools.

Bill ID WY-2026-HB-159
Session 2026
Status failed
Committee Education
House failed 2026-03-03
Education
Summary

AN ACT relating to education; specifying protections for speech and expression by students at public schools; specifying activities in which students may engage at schools; specifying remedies; authorizing a cause of action; providing definitions; making conforming amendments; amending the Wyoming Governmental Claims Act; and providing for an effective date.

Sponsor
Lien
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Actions Timeline
Date Event Detail
2026-02-11 Introduced Bill introduced
2026-03-03 Status failed
2026-03-03 Latest Action S COW:S Did not consider for COW
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